Critical discoveries
Research is at the heart of the university mission, so much so that as one of the top research institutions in the nation, UCI has an “R1” research designation, as categorized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UCI researchers are routinely conducting cutting-edge research leading to world-improving innovations.
Here are a few of the critical discoveries made by UCI researchers during 2023.
Enabling hydrogen to power trucks
Samueli School of Engineering
Exposure to green space linked to reduced risk of postpartum depression
Program in Public Health
UCI-led team receives funding from National Science Foundation to connect Indigenous communities with key decision makers in wildfire management
School of Social Sciences
The power of health informatics
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Creating a professional pipeline for the arts
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Paul Merage School of Business launches digital twin ‘metaversity’
The Paul Merage School of Business
Early life stress can disrupt maturation of brain
School of Medicine
Scientists discover a way Earth’s atmosphere cleans itself
School of Physical Sciences
Virtual reality lab (first in UC system to focus on language instruction)
School of Humanities
The OC Poll, which launched with a survey on Orange County’s views on homelessness and housing and will continue to poll about pressing issues
School of Social Ecology
UCI scientists develop gene silencing DNA enzyme that can target a single molecule
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sweet smell of success: Simple fragrance method produces major memory boost
School of Biological Sciences
Research reveals pivotal link between stress and post-stroke functioning
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
National Science Foundation grant to build AI-teacher collaborative instruction/assessment system for student literacy
School of Education